Collectable IWC FLIEGERCHRONOGRAPH FLIEGERUHR EDELSTAHL Ref. 3741

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Hi all,Allthough I only own automatic IWCs,I am to perchase a FLIEGERCHRONOGRAPH (3741)...But still not sure, Does anyone think it could be a collectable.It appears to be a special watch and I read a lot of good publicity about it. Perhaps I have to do it and buy it for my son's 18th birtday..I can get it sheap and have it overhauled in shaffhausen and returned brand new..Anyone yes or no

Perhaps it depends on what you mean by "collectible". The 3741 is mecaquartz, and the fact that it is in part quartz possibly limits its desirability to some people. Also, it is a bit smaller than the 3706 pilot chrono of similar age, which I feel was always a bit more popular when those watches were current.

Still, the 3741 is a genuine IWC pilot watch and as such is automatically a winner!

I think it it really is. Ref. 3741 is a witness of its times and the caliber does not diminishes its importance, instead, it's quite the opposite - imo.

The most iconic (and maybe collectible) Flieger, up to our days remains the Doppelchronograph, always imo, a watch many have dreamt of, for decades, as the perfect pilot's watch.

I'm very curious to see what'll happen next SIHH and if IWC will make a dream come true, combining the magic of the Doppel (or the Fliegerchrono) and the in-house caliber, hoping the watch to remain below sizes, humanly bearable.

Dhr. drs. B.E.M. Dekkers Wrote:... Perhaps I have to do it and buy it for my son's 18th birthday. I can get it cheap and have it overhauled in Schaffhausen and returned brand new. ...

First, does your son like IWC watches? Given the amount of money, would he buy that watch for himself? Or is there some watch education involved here?

Second, I know this is me, but I would not like to get something second hand as a present. Am I not worth the real deal?

Third, I do own a mecaquartz watch, the small titanium GST Chrono. It needs a new battery, but it ran without any problem. When the 3741 is overhauled it should run fine too, although I understood these quartz movements were not meant for eternity.

Fourth, I always got the impression that the 3741 was considered the "ugly duck" when compared to its 3706 brother, because it was partly quartz. You can get it cheap, that says it all, if collectible is an issue for you.

All in all, it is your call. But I would not do it.

Kind regards,Paul

What you do may not be so important, but it is very important that you do it well. (my variation of a saying by Gandhi)

whichwatch Wrote:Perhaps it depends on what you mean by "collectible". The 3741 is mecaquartz, and the fact that it is in part quartz possibly limits its desirability to some people. Also, it is a bit smaller than the 3706 pilot chrono of similar age, which I feel was always a bit more popular when those watches were current.

Still, the 3741 is a genuine IWC pilot watch and as such is automatically a winner!